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Inside Louis Walsh's years-long feud with Ronan Keating

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Things have got VERY bitter through the years
Things have got VERY bitter through the years

LOUIS Walsh has reignited his feud with Boyzone star Ronan Keating in a series of vicious barbs while hunkered down in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

The former X Factor judge's biggest celebrity spats were revealed - and his gripe with the When You Say Nothing At All hitmaker, 47, is sure to be near the top of the list.

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Louis Walsh's vicious feud with Ronan Keating has come to the fore in the CBB houseCredit: Rex
Louis founded Irish boy band Boyzone back in 1993
Louis founded Irish boy band Boyzone back in 1993Credit: Getty - Contributor
Louis, 71, also acted as manager for the When You Say Nothing At All hitmaker when he embarked on his solo career
Louis, 71, also acted as manager for the When You Say Nothing At All hitmaker when he embarked on his solo careerCredit: Handout

This week, Louis' double feud with Jedward and Ronan Keating shockingly came to light in the ITV compound.

Speaking of the Boyzone frontman Louis, 71, pulled no punches, swiftly branding him a 'p***k'.

During the shock moment aired on ITV he said of Ronan: "He was such a p***k.

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"Everybody thinks he’s a lovely guy."

Louis then added “He hasn’t had a hit record…”

He then told how Ronan, who is now a fixture on BBC's The One Show, sacked him.

It isn's the first time Louis has slagged off the singer, previously branding him "talentless and spoiled" in a comment which sparked a slanging match.

Louis formed Boyzone back in 1993, when the music mogul was looking to create "an Irish Take That."

They had a starring slot on the Late Late Show without releasing any material and swiftly rocketed to fame.

After a split in 1999 they re-formed - with Louis at the helm - in 2007.


In the interim period, the Dubliner had managed Ronan at the height of his solo career, as well as forming fellow Irish boyband Westlife.

Yet just seven years later he was out of the picture - urging the band to follow suit and "go out with dignity."

In 2016, Ronan clapped back and told us Louis' comments were "embarrassing" and added: "I don't know what his problem is."

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Back in 2018, Life Is a Rollercoaster vocalist Ronan told how they had cut ties with the X Factor star for good.

He exclusively told The Sun at the time: "I don’t have any relationship with Louis.

"But I don’t think Boyzone would be here today if it wasn’t for the fight that Louis put up for us when everybody else in Ireland laughed and said there won’t be an Irish boyband.

“We owe Louis that and I will always, always give him that.”

He added: "I don’t really want to get into a slanging match because we’ve done all of that.

"One day Louis is your best friend and the next he doesn’t know you.

“You never know what version of Louis you’re going to get.

“You take it all with a pinch of salt. I wish him the best."

It appeared a gracious comment from Ronan, who has also been brandished as a "diva" and "karaeoke artist" by a brazen Louis.

Suggesting Ronan had ideas above his station Louis told RTE: "They all turn into divas. He can't sing like a diva but I would probably have to say, Ronan Keating."

The musician then replied on direct on X and wrote: "Allegedly someone called me a Diva.

Haha f**k me they obviously never met me or managed me."

Recently, Ronan took the chance for a fresh catty remark toward his former boss.

In an interview with Magic FM he said of Louis: "Really he should just move on and be happy and grateful for what he's achieved – he's had a great career.

“It's no life to be bitter and talking negatively about people – it festers in your soul.”

It seems clear their bad blood isn't going to end any time soon.

Life Is A Rollercoaster singer Ronan previously said you 'didn't know what version of Louis you were going to get'
Life Is A Rollercoaster singer Ronan previously said you 'didn't know what version of Louis you were going to get'
Louis branded his former pal a 'p****' in a scathing comment on CBB
Louis branded his former pal a 'p****' in a scathing comment on CBB

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